VMware Workstation 10 is available for purchase from the VMware online store for $249 (US)

Key new features in VMware Workstation 10 include:

• The Latest Operating Systems – Easy Install now recognizes Windows 8.1 and new Linux distributions to make it easier than ever to create current virtual machines. Computers running Windows 8.1 can be converted into virtual machines via an easy-to-use wizard.

• State of the Art Performance – Workstation 10 enables you to create faster, more powerful virtual machines with up to 16 vCPUs, 64GB of memory, 8 TB disks and faster USB connections, a new vSATA controller and twice as many virtual networks.

  Here’s the screen shot of supported hardware:

  

  VMWare Workstation 10

  In VMware Workstation 9

  

  VMWare Workstation 9

• Expiring Virtual Machines – Restricted virtual machines can be set to expire at a specified date and time. An expired virtual machine automatically suspends and will not restart without administrator intervention.

• Tablet Sensors – VMware Workstation 10 includes the first-ever virtual accelerometer, gyroscope, compass and ambient light sensor to enable applications running in a virtual machine to respond when a user juggles their tablet.

  This is what it takes when I converted one of VMware Workstation 9 to VMware Workstation 10.
  

• Run a Cloud on Your PC – Workstation 10 lets you build a cloud on your PC running popular applications from Pivotal, Puppet Labs and Vagrant.